-Your daily dose of ObamaCare mythbusting. This one even includes a fantastic closing zinger: "The Eskimos had an efficient way of rationing: in some cases they simply sent the elderly out to sea on an ice floe. It’s not what Gram and Gramps envisioned for their golden years." Ouch.

-Douthat provides an eye-opening look at the Blue State Problem. Conclusion: if you want the US to end up like California or New Jersey, support the President's agenda. Conclusion2: my home state of Texas is awesome.